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Corner Of Canterbury Road Minster Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8BP

TL/TH/24/0217TelecommunicationsRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 17 April 2024

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for prior approval for the installation of a 20 metre high slimline monopole with 9no. antenna apertures and 2no. 300mm dishes together with 6no. equipment cabinets and associated ancillary development

Received
27 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Corner Of Canterbury Road Minster Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8BP. Thanet has handled 11 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 3 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 617 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.

91% of all applications at Thanet District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CT8 8BP
Application type
Telecommunications
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2024
Consultation expiry
17 April 2024
Consultation start
27 March 2024
Consultation end
17 April 2024
Neighbour consultation start
7 March 2024
Neighbour consultation end
28 March 2024
Last date for comments
17 April 2024
Target decision date
23 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Waldon Telecom
Agent address
South Acre - The Walnut Yard Gelscoe Lane Diseworth, Derby DE74 2AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
93

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Westgate On Sea South Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Brownfield land register: St Peters Prestbytery 117 Canterbury Road Westgate On SeaRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Thanet

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